Chinese symbol for “peep”
窥
kuī
Traditional: 窺
to peep; to pry into
The closest CC-CEDICT match for peep is 窥 (kuī), defined as: to peep; to pry into.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “peep”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偷看 | tōu kàn | to peep; to peek |
| 偷窥 (偷窺) | tōu kuī | to peep; to peek |
| 窥望 (窺望) | kuī wàng | to peep; to spy on |
| 窥探 (窺探) | kuī tàn | to pry into or spy on; to snoop |
| 张望 (張望) | zhāng wàng | to look around; to peep (through a crack) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 窥.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偷窥 (偷窺) | tōu kuī | to peep; to peek |
| 窥探 (窺探) | kuī tàn | to pry into or spy on; to snoop |
| 窥视 (窺視) | kuī shì | to peep at; to spy on |
| 窥见 (窺見) | kuī jiàn | to catch a glimpse of |
| 内窥镜 (內窺鏡) | nèi kuī jìng | endoscope |
| 管窥 (管窺) | guǎn kuī | to look at sth through a bamboo tube; to have a restricted view |
See also: Japanese symbol for “peep”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.